Assistant Farm Manager

<p>Responsible for supervising the Water Section, Estate Development Section, Cattle section &amp; Admin section for Harare South Farms as per instructions, requirements &amp; SOPs</p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Key Result Areas </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Key Result Area 1: </span></strong></span></p> <p>Responsible for all the activities in the Water Section, Estate Development Section, Cattle section &amp; Admin section for Harare South Farms</p> <p><strong>Major Activities required in achieving desired output: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Meets with Manager Harare South Farms daily to discuss daily activities in line with yearly/monthly/daily plan</li> <li>Meets with Cattle Foreman, Farm Clerk, Farm Plumber &amp; Farm Tractor Drivers daily to coordinate daily tasks</li> <li>Conducts spot checks daily to ensure that all agreed tasks are performed according to plan</li> <li>Responsible for fertilization, liming &amp; weed control of pastures</li> <li>Communicates any water issues immediately with all IZIM sections</li> <li>HODs &amp; Superior Prepares all farms requisitions and submits to Superior for authorization &amp; signature</li> <li>Communicates approved operational issues with IZIM stakeholders</li> <li>Updates work-in-progress to superior daily</li> <li>Ensures all sections production targets are met</li> <li>Conducts water chlorination test check on an adhoc basis</li> <li>Physically check the dam water level monthly</li> <li>Monitors all water equipment &amp; infrastructure to ensure good working order and organises repairs with relevant staff</li> <li>Conducts bird proofing checks randomly</li> <li>Ensures all admin records are up-to-date and filed correctly</li> <li>Monitors fuel tanks &amp; pumps randomly and ensures that fuel records are accurate and sent to Vehicle Workshops</li> <li>Prepares petrol requisitions and submits to Superior for authorization &amp; signature to ensure fuel levels are above replenishment level</li> <li>Participates in monthly stocktakes with IDOC Accountant Liaises with IZIM sections HODs with all IZIM requirements</li> <li>Reconciles fuel, water, milk, transport charges with all relevant IZIM sections, submits reconciliation to Superior for authorization and then to IZIM section</li> <li>Receives GRVs &amp; sends to IDOC Accountant Acts as Farm Manager when Superior is on leave Extent of Discretion; Incumbent liaises with Manager Harare South Farms</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Result Area 2: </strong></p> <p>Responsible for supervising the farms labour</p> <p><strong>Major Activities required in achieving desired output: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Conducts specific training with all new staff on QA standards &amp; general training with existing staff when needed</li> <li>Conducts spot checks to ensure staff attendance is recorded correctly Monitors all HR related issues with Farm Manager</li> <li>Coordinates housing allocation on the Harare South farms, gets approval &amp; sign off from Superior &amp; submits to IDOC Accountant</li> <li>Monitors villages population to ensure that the correct occupants are present</li> <li>Ensures that housing occupation tallies with housing records</li> <li>Conducts disciplinary action with farm labour when needed</li> <li>Physically conducts house checks and records any anomalies on housing occupation form</li> <li>Ensures that the notice board is update regularly Extent of Discretion;</li> <li>Incumbent liaises with Superior</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Result Area 3: </strong></p> <p>Responsible for the maintenance &amp; repairs on Harare South Farms as instructed or when needed</p> <p><strong>Major Activities required in achieving desired output: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Monitors &amp; supervises the maintenance of the water plant</li> <li>Randomly checks that all equipment registers are up-to-date &amp; that each piece of equipment is signed for by the user</li> <li>Physically checks the appearance of the farms regularly &amp; instructs relevant staff to repair or fix when necessary</li> <li>Physically checks the condition of the wildlife to ensure optimal condition</li> </ul>